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“The threats to the freedom of conscience are real and growing, and all too often the attacks are coming from our government which is supposed to defend our civil liberties,” said AUL’s Dr. Charmaine Yoest. WASHINGTON, D.C. (04-19-13) — Americans United for Life (AUL) filed a comment…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (04-18-13) –Americans United for Life President and CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest praised the Florida House for passing three pro-life bills over the past two days. These bills would prohibit sex-selection abortions, protect the rights of parents whose unborn children are killed through instances…

“The horrific stories we are hearing from Philadelphia of Dr. Gosnell’s ‘House of Horrors’ in which living children were butchered when they survived an attempted abortion illustrate why this legislation is so crucial,” said AUL’s Dr. Yoest WASHINGTON, D.C. (04-17-13) –Americans United for Life President and…

“Ovide’s wealth of experience and political acumen will further enrich the breadth of AUL’s legal and legislative expertise. Building on the success of our legal strategy, we are expanding our capacity to advance aggressively to seize the opportunities we see in state legislatures across the…

“Lives have been lost through cavalier use of dangerous, life-ending drugs. This is a law that the abortion industry would championif they really cared about women,” said AUL’s Dr. Yoest, in Oklahoma. WASHINGTON, D.C./OKLAHAMA CITY, OK — (04-08-13) – Americans United for Life filed an amicus…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (04-05-13) – Americans United for Life Dr. Charmaine Yoest noted that the business interests of Big Abortion were again at play as news broke of a federal judge allowing the so-called “morning after” pill to be sold to girls 16 and younger over the counter….

“To keep women and girls safe, abortion clinics nationwide should be held to the same high standards that we expect from any outpatient medical facility,” said AUL’s Dr. Charmaine Yoest. “Alabama is leading the way with the passage of the Women’s Health and Safety Act.”…

“Big Abortion’s agenda has effectively moved from ‘choice’ to coercion as they focus their legislative efforts on forcing Americans – including those in the health insurance industry – to acquiesce to their radical agenda or face severe consequences,” said AUL’s Dr. Charmaine Yoest. WASHINGTON, D.C….

Above: Participants in a Nickelodeon debate including Helena Yoest, Claire Nance, Meridian Paulton, Gloria Steinem, and Linda Ellerbee. Raising up the next generation of pro-life leaders, AUL’s Dr. Yoest took her 15-year-old daughter Helena to New York City in December to debate Gloria Steinem for…

“A civil society does not discriminate against people – born and unborn – for their sex or for disability. We should be celebrating diversity, not destroying it,” said AUL’s Dr. Charmaine Yoest. “This historic law creates real protections for all our citizens.” WASHINGTON, D.C. (03-26-2013)…